News Alert: LMS and OPES Internet & Phone Outage – Update 1

March 19, 2018 at 4:29 pm

Internet and telephone services are temporarily unavailable at Alice B. Landrum Middle School and Ocean Palms Elementary School. AT&T technicians have identified the issue as a cut fiber-optic cable and are working to locate and repair it. The estimated time of repair has not been determined. If you need to contact these schools in the meantime, you may call the district switchboard at (904) 547-7500 which will relay your message to the school.

In December, the school community at Alice B. Landrum Middle School collected 260 "Shoeboxes of Love" which they will be donating to City Rescue Mission, a Jacksonville-based organization which serves the homeless and needy of Northeast Florida.

The Teacher of the Year finalists for the 2017-2018 school year are Amy Grimm from Julington Creek Elementary School (JCES); Kathleen Hunting from Osceola Elementary School (OES); Jonathan Higgins from Pedro Menendez High School (PMHS); and Chassity Johnson from Sebastian Middle School (SMS).

Community Relations is currently gathering and scheduling our SEA-TV programming to span until the return from Winter Break. The department plans to include holiday season events including the St. Augustine High School choral performance as well as the holiday edition of the Superintendent Spotlight video.

Mark your calendars now for the 25th anniversary of Chocolate and Beyond, a delicious and exciting fundraiser for the RSVP program. This will take place Saturday, February 24 at First Coast Technical College from 2 – 4 p.m.

Outstanding school volunteers in the youth, adult, and senior categories have been selected, and the district winners have been chosen. They will be announced at the annual Outstanding School Volunteer and Volunteer Coordinator reception on April 5, 2018.

In accordance with Florida Statute 1006.283(8)(b), an open, noticed School Board hearing to receive public comment on the recommended instructional materials will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at 10:15 AM in the auditorium at 40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, Florida.

Tiffany Cantwell, assistant principal at The Webster School, has been selected by Superintendent Tim Forson to be the principal of Ocean Palms Elementary and Catherine (Peralta) Goodrich, assistant principal at Palencia Elementary School (PES), has been selected to be the principal of PES.

Calling all walkers, runners and fitness enthusiasts! Participate in the CHARACTER COUNTS 6 Pillars 6K/3K Run/Walk on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 9 a.m. The run/walk will begin and end at Palencia Elementary School located at 355 Palencia Village Drive, St. Augustine.

There will be a School Board Workshop on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 8:30 AM. The workshop will be held in the auditorium of the SJCSD Administrative Building at 40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, 32084.

There will be a School Board Workshop on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 8:30 AM. The workshop will be held in the auditorium of the SJCSD Administrative Building at 40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, 32084.

There will be a Regular School Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the SJCSD Administrative Building at 40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, 32084.

There will be a School Board Workshop on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 8:30 AM. The workshop will be held in the auditorium of the SJCSD Administrative Building at 40 Orange Street, St. Augustine, 32084.